With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Galaxy S25 puts AI centre stage

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S25 series of phones at Unpacked 2025 event this week. Anisha Bhatia, senior technology analyst at GlobalData, offers her view: Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event emphasized the significance of software and AI capabilities over hardware...

Professional development more vital than ever in age of AI

This year’s International Day of Education (Friday 24 January) spotlights the theme “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation”. The day emphasises the transformative power of education in fostering social impact through personalised digital...

5G satellite networks to generate $17bn more for telcos

New research from Juniper Research has found operators will generate $17-billion of additional revenue from 3GPP (third-generation partnership project)-compliant 5G satellite networks between 2024 and 2030. It urges operators to sign partnerships with SNOs (Satellite...

New tools could catalyse response to TB deaths

As the United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on tuberculosis (TB) approaches, a new report from the Lancet Commission, co-authored by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) researcher, released recommendations which provide a path forward to turn the tide on this...

Tech competition aims to empower small credit providers

The National Credit Regulator (NCR), in partnership with the Government of Japan and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have come together to launch an innovative TechSprint competition (also known as the Hackathon) designed to support the digitisation and...

Renewed spending in luxury market

The pre-owned luxury market saw an uptick in growth last year fuelled by the surge in "revenge spending" post the Cboid-19 pandemic. Now, as 2023 unfolds - a year defined by economic challenges, sociocultural shifts, higher inflation, and a weakening Rand - the State...

Northern summer 2023 goes down as the hottest on record

The Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The months of June, July, and August combined were 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23...

Webb snaps the supersonic outflow of young star

Herbig-Haro (HH) objects are luminous regions surrounding newborn stars, formed when stellar winds or jets of gas spewing from these newborn stars form shock waves colliding with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. This image of HH 211 from NASA’s James Webb Space...

Banks struggle to achieve priorities, meet customer expectations

A new global study that reveals significant gaps between the stated priorities of banking executives and the customers they serve. The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) research, in collaboration with the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) and Red...

Intel introduces Thunderbolt 5 connectivity standard

Intel has announced Thunderbolt 5, the next generation of Thunderbolt, and demonstrated a prototype laptop and dock. "Thunderbolt 5 will provide industry-leading performance and capability for connecting computers to monitors, docks, storage and more," says Jason...

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RubiBlue’s easiPol reaches 6m policies

easiPol, the insurance administration solution from RubiBlue, has officially recorded 6-million policies as of August 2018. The web-based subscription management platform has played a pivotal role in the effective management and control of policies and subscriptions...

Argility buys SkyData Communications

The Argility Technology group has acquired SkyData Communications. Last year the group revealed the finalisation of a partnership deal with SkyData to complement its comprehensive IoT framework that enables local enterprises to integrate, manage and optimise their...

NetApp acquires StackPointCloud

NetApp has acquired StackPointCloud, a leader in multi-cloud Kubernetes as-a-service and a contributor to the Kubernetes project. The combination of StackPointCloud with NetApp creates NetApp Kubernetes Service, the industry's first complete Kubernetes platform for...

Imagine a better world with robots and win

Epson has opened the floor to local higher education institutes, universities and research facilities, calling for submissions for innovative concepts and ideas that demonstrate how the Epson T series robots can be used in an innovative way. Entrants can win up to the...

Destroy or redeploy?

Companies must be cautious to safely dispose of data-rich electronics, especially in this rapid pace of technological and digital change. An even bigger challenge is to decide whether it is more economical to destroy or redeploy old equipment. Recycling old...

Matsei joins IFS Partner Network

Matsei Technologies & Consulting has joined the IFS Partner Network to deliver IFS business solutions to organisations in Africa's defence, aviation, logistics, health, agriculture, mining and public-sector industries. Based in Pretoria, Matsei Technologies &...

Cloud shift in SA financial service sector

Mounting pressure on financial service institutions has forced a change in strategy as disruptors redefine the competitive landscape. Andrew Cruise, CEO, Routed, a vendor neutral cloud infrastructure provider, says that thanks to the cloud and a growing base of market...

The future of business connectivity

The rise of SD-WAN is changing the way organisations manage their network infrastructure, as it offers a more agile, cost-effective and resilient approach. Imagine a reality where you had bought and paid for a brand new car, but the dealership still had complete...

Full-spectrum security in a complex world

Kathy Gibson is at Gartner Symposium in Cape Town – Digital and workforce transformation are underpinned by IT and security transformation. Many of the trends we are seeing are driven by a massive increase in data, says Servaas Venter, director: data protection...

MTN invites participation in TADHack

MTN is inviting enthusiastic problem-solvers to register to participate in the Telecom Application Developer Hackathon (TADHack) challenge, which will take place from 13 to 14 October 2018 at MTN head office in Johannesburg. "As the host of TADHack Johannesburg, MTN...

IT DevOps Engineer

Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...

IT DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Fully remote position or in office if preferred. The position reports to the DevOps Engineering Manager Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Terraform to manage Cloud Infrastructure, Chef to manage virtual serversBuilding and deploying systems for metrics,...

Junior Software Engineer (CH1074)

Our client is a tech start-up making life better for everyday households in Africa and is looking for a Junior level Software Engineer at their offices in Cape Town, South Africa.The role is multifaceted in that it involves far more than pure software development. We...

Senior Python Engineer

This role can be fully remote. Our client makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and largemerchants to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and...

Junior Software Engineer (CH1074) – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client is a tech start-up making life better for everyday households in Africa and is looking for a Junior level Software Engineer at their offices in Cape Town, South Africa.The role is multifaceted in that it involves far more than pure software development. We...

Senior Python Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This role can be fully remote. Our client makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and largemerchants to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and...

Intermediate Web Developer

As an Intermediate Developer you will be required to write and test code for various applications, ensuring it meets the required standards and functions correctly, beyond the basics of coding to take on more complex tasks and responsibilities.Key Responsibilities:-...

Solutions Architect – (JHB – Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A Software Company with a focus on digital transformation is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect – Sales Enablement to join its Sales and Marketing team. This role is pivotal in crafting client-focused solution proposals, preparing detailed costing...

Data Analyst/Insights Specialist (Pharmaceutical Industry)

ROLE: Will be responsible for analysing internal business and external market data to identify opportunities, gaps, and problems within the organization. This role includes evaluating the performance of the Marketing, Sales and Prescription (Rx) teams against their...

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